new bike...squeaking undertank

[Doug Herr]

I think I am ready to get a motorcycle jack. Seems there is a Pep Boys near enough to me. The web site lists: Torin Big Red 1500 lb. Motorcycle Jack $49.98 promo price - $10.00 mail-in rebate = $39.98 each I have heard that folk are happy with the jack from Pep Boys, but I don't remember if the brand was mentioned. Anybody know if "Torin" is of reasonable quality? This would just be used for a pair of KLR650. -- Doug Herr doug@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mike Frey]

I got one of those 2 weeks ago. It's virtually the same thing as the $99 Sears one, if not the exact same thing. They're made in China and the quality is good. Mine works great. I left my KLR on the lift for a couple of days without setting the mechanical stops (forgot) and it held there just fine. If the jack had gone down, the bike had a 50/50 chance of leaning over to the kickstand side and not falling. Like a lot of Chinese things, the same item could be labeled "Craftsman", "Torin", "Wang Chung", etc, and still be the same thing. Plus, a Torin jack 6 months from now might be made elsewhere. Doug Herr wrote:

>I think I am ready to get a motorcycle jack. > >Seems there is a Pep Boys near enough to me. The web site lists: > >Torin Big Red 1500 lb. Motorcycle Jack > >$49.98 promo price - $10.00 mail-in rebate = $39.98 each > > >I have heard that folk are happy with the jack from Pep Boys, but >I don't remember if the brand was mentioned. Anybody know if >"Torin" is of reasonable quality? > >This would just be used for a pair of KLR650. > > >

[Tom Hayslett]

That's the jack I got Doug. I don't know about 'quality' but it lifts the KLR just fine - works like a champ. It doesn't come with a strap although there are connection points for a strap - I just used one of the tie downs from the truck - held both my bikes solid as a rock while I worked on them. I think for $40 it can't be beat. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Doug Herr [mailto:doug@...] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:20 AM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Time for a Motorcycle Jack. I think I am ready to get a motorcycle jack. Seems there is a Pep Boys near enough to me. The web site lists: Torin Big Red 1500 lb. Motorcycle Jack $49.98 promo price - $10.00 mail-in rebate = $39.98 each I have heard that folk are happy with the jack from Pep Boys, but I don't remember if the brand was mentioned. Anybody know if "Torin" is of reasonable quality?

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

Why is everyone getting a better deal than where I live? My PepBoys has it advertised for $54.99 - $10.00 mail in rebate. It's still a great deal, but I want to know why PepBoys feels the need to stick it to me. Mark At 7:20 AM -0700 4/11/05, Doug Herr wrote:

>I think I am ready to get a motorcycle jack. > >Seems there is a Pep Boys near enough to me. The web site lists: > >Torin Big Red 1500 lb. Motorcycle Jack > >$49.98 promo price - $10.00 mail-in rebate = $39.98 each > > >I have heard that folk are happy with the jack from Pep Boys, but >I don't remember if the brand was mentioned. Anybody know if >"Torin" is of reasonable quality? > >This would just be used for a pair of KLR650.

[Mike Frey]

Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote:

>Why is everyone getting a better deal than where I live? >My PepBoys has it advertised for $54.99 - $10.00 mail in rebate. >It's still a great deal, but I want to know why PepBoys feels the >need to stick it to me. > >Mark > > >

Must be a PA thing. I also paid $54.99 for it.

[clint lee jin yew]

54 usd for a jack? gost , thats kind of expensive for such a thing. mine here in malaysia costs ringgit 80. that woould be around 21 usd after i convert by an exchange rate of 3.8 ringgit = 1usd i gotta friend who borrowed mine and showed it to a welder and a few hours later , cost him half the price. clint

[Doug Herr]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Doug Herr wrote:

> I think I am ready to get a motorcycle jack.

Thanks much good folk. I suspect I will head on over there this evening if they have one in stock. This should remove the last excuse for not yet greasing the swingarms of these beasts. -- Doug Herr doug@...

[hayes_fab]

Woo Hoo! Found the source of the squeak. The top most screw that holds the right side tank fairing on was too long and rubbing against the coolant tank bracket...Dremmel to the rescue. Thanks for all the help, gave me excuses to dig into the bike! Sean

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, BobH619@a... wrote: > I would say that checking the hockey pucks is a good idea. I had a persistent > birdie under the tank too. It turned out one of the pucks was missing. > Bob > > > > > > Try Armour All on the hockey pucks the gas tank sits on ? > > > > Dooden > > A15 Green Ape > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > > Too Funny, I too am Sean, and I too have a squeek. > > > Best advice: Give up! I now have 9000 miles on my A-18 > > > and I have tightened and retightened, lubed, padded, > > > you name it I have done it and the damn thing still > > > squeeks (Between 1500-3500 rpm (used to be constant). > > > Nope, your screwed, buy some bad ass sony ear buds and > > > an MP3 player/radio and call it good. > > > Ride on Sean! > > > Sean. Big fat Red Squeeky, my bike too.... > > > > snip > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]